HealthLeaders Media June 17, 2021
Melanie Blackman

A new Manatt and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation white paper details how healthcare systems can increase price transparency by using cost growth benchmarking models.

States can increase price transparency by using cost growth benchmarking models and developing strategies to contain costs, according to a white paper released by Manatt and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Thursday morning.

States that have already enacted benchmarking models include Massachusetts, Delaware, Rhode Island, and Oregon. Since 2020, Connecticut, Washington, New Jersey, and Nevada have taken the initial steps to establish benchmarking programs in their states.

This trend comes as state governments and consumers have grown increasingly concerned over the rise in healthcare costs.

Each state that has implemented cost growth benchmarking models have employed a...

Today's Sponsors

LEK
ZeOmega

Today's Sponsor

LEK

 
Topics: Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Healthcare System, Pricing / Spending, Provider, States, Survey / Study, Trends
What Fishing Can Teach Us About Lowering Healthcare Costs
Drug Expenditures Surge. Drug Prices Don't.
Weight-Loss Drugs Drive U.S. Prescription Spending
Why Are Cash Prices Lower Than Health Insurance Negotiated Prices?
STAT+: Hospital price transparency rules are seeding a new crop of health tech startups

Share This Article